Good News Headlines 12/27/16
In a country not usually associated with classical ballet, a 16-year-old dancer leaps onto the stage, his gravity-defying turns taking the audience’s breath away.
Some “Unrecognized” Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Federal recognition offers financial help, and those tribes without it have “second-class status in Indian Country” and remain vulnerable to local authorities.
Stress, Depression And Anxiety Are All Alleviated By Probiotics
According to a new systematic review and meta-analysis, probiotics have several advantageous effects on mental health by lessening the psychological symptoms of perceived stress, depression and anxiety.
In One Of The Nation’s Unhealthiest Places, This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Farm
In an industry usually focused on medicine and procedures, a Philadelphia-area hospital decided what its patients needed was a farm and advice about food.
Sun Power
Even though it is roughly 93,000,000 miles away, the energy of the sun helps us power up more and more everyday, while the technology to harness that power keeps improving in creating more ways to use it.
Thirteen Ways To Avoid Free Radicals During The Holiday Season
Traditional holiday meals, laden with salt, fat and sugar, can increase the amount of free radicals, or molecules with unattached electrons, in the body, which can do serious cellular damage.
5 Tips On How To Talk Climate Change This Holiday Season
We've entered a new political era and emotions are raw—even over a scientifically settled topic such as climate change.
It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Woman Is Turning It Into A Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Detroit-area resident Shamayim Harris bought several properties and is now converting them into sustainable community spaces for education, wellness, and economic development.
From Electronic Noses To Invasive Bees, 15 Surprising Trends For 2017
What should we be thinking about when we think about the future of biodiversity, conservation and the environment?
Good News Headlines 12/20/16
Going to see Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol can be a classic holiday tradition for American families – but for the people who get overwhelmed easily by sights and sounds, the play can be pretty intense…
This One Thing Helps People Live Longer Than Anything Else
What helps people live longer than anything else? What about having an optimistic outlook on life -- a general expectation that good things will happen?
Aging In Community: Inside The Senior Cohousing Movement
For seniors who want to age in a supportive community environment, cohousing is an exciting alternative to traditional options such as retirement homes and assisted living centers.
Parkinson's Starts In The Gut
Parkinson’s disease may be triggered by gut microbes, according to a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study that points to probiotics as a potential therapy for the disease.
Worrying About Your Health Can Make You Sick
Worrying about your health can be a self-fulfilling prophesy, researchers warn, raising your risk of heart disease and death.
How To Find And Support Trustworthy Journalism
If you are hungry for news you can trust, journalism that helps you make decisions about your community, reporting that holds power to account, then this is for you.
5 Tips For Beginner Yogis
If you are just beginning your yoga practice or are considering taking it up and want to learn more, here are 5 tips to help keep you happy, healthy, and on the track to success.
Massive Banks Are Ripping Off Americans; Aspiration Is The New Alternative
There is little doubt left. America’s financial institutions are rigged against everyday people.
Good News Headlines 12/13/16
Ho ho ho, Saint Nicholas is here to spread racial diversity – and Christmas cheer! For the first time in history, the Mall of America in Twin Cities, Minnesota will host a black Santa Claus, played by Larry Jefferson.
20 Ways To Take A Bigger, Louder Stand In The Post-Election World
Many of us are rekindling our activist spirit knowing that the next four years will require everyone to act.
Disposable Biosensor Detects Pesticides
The growing interest in biodetection from consumers and the food industry itself has reached a global audience. Detecting genetically modified organisms and pesticides in very low concentrations with smart phones will one day be a reality.
How To Break Out Of An Energy Rut
Sometimes we blame our family, friends, environment and work for not making us happy, but the question you must ask yourself is, “Are you living a life that makes you feel happy and authentic?”
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July 4, 2026
A post midnight Mars/Uranus conjunction rocks boats. A few may capsize. The pairing of the ancient God of War with the unpredictable, rebellious maverick planet keeps many folks wide awake into the wee hours of the...
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